Triglycerides at Johnson County Community Hospital

1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$9.89

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$43.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $43.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2.31 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.74 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.74 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.74 ↓ -42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -35%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.34 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $12.02 ↑ +22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $12.47 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $12.47 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $12.47 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $12.47 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $12.67 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $12.84 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.97 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.99 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $13.09 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $13.09 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $13.09 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $13.76 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $13.78 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $13.78 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $14.59 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $15.05 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $22.74 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $22.74 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $22.74 ↑ +130%
AETNA AETNA $27.43 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $32.07 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $32.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $32.36 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $32.69 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $32.69 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $43.00 ↑ +335%

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Triglycerides at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $42.81 $2.07 – $22.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $15.40 $5.10 – $36.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $100.97 $4.99 – $11.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $22.00 $5.10 – $36.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $10.05 $2.31 – $12.51
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $42.81 $4.04 – $22.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $42.81 $4.04 – $22.59
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $42.81 $4.04 – $22.59

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